ILA strike in Baltimore enters third day

The Port of Baltimore said arbitration was expected to begin Friday morning in an effort to end a strike by members of International Longshoremen's Association. The strike began Wednesday and has shutdown public terminals in the port. The port said the Steamship Trade Association (STA) advised it Thursday that arbitration was scheduled for this morning between the STA and ILA labor. The Maryland Port Administration (MPA) said it "remains hopeful that a resolution will be achieved quickly." Meanwhile, both carriers and shippers are trying to figure out how to respond to the shutdown. One ship, the CCNI Antofagasta, has sailed to its next port, Charleston, said Richard Scher, a spokesman for the MPA. Andy Abbott, the pre...